1 // Copyright 2008 Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo
2 //
3 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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14
15 package br.com.arsmachina.tapestrycrud.selectmodel;
16
17 import java.util.List;
18
19 import org.apache.tapestry5.SelectModel;
20
21 /**
22 * Interface that defines a factory of {@link SelectModel} instances for a given type.
23 *
24 * @author Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo
25 * @param <T> the type related to this factory.
26 * @see SelectModel
27 * @see SingleTypeSelectModelFactory
28 */
29 public interface SingleTypeSelectModelFactory<T> {
30
31 /**
32 * Creates a {@link SelectModel} with given options.
33 *
34 * @param objects a {@link List} containing the objects used as options. It it is
35 * <code>null</code>, it means that all instances must be used as options.
36 * @return a {@link SelectModel}.
37 */
38 SelectModel create(List<T> objects);
39
40 }